Vehicle seat

Abstract

A vehicle seat is provided which comprises a seat cushion, a seat back and a side support fixed to each side of the seat back. Each of the side supports has a recess formed in the rear thereof to allow space for the knees of a passenger sitting in a rear seat behind the vehicle seat of the present invention. Further, a gap may be formed between the side surface of the middle portion of the seat back and the middle portion of the side support and at least one groove may be formed in the seat back. The groove opens into the gap so that air in the interior of the vehicle may flow through the groove by way of the gap thereby cooling the back of the passenger sitting in the seat.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion, a seat back, and separate side support means fixed to each side of said seat back, each of said side support means having a leg receiving recess formed in the rear thereof, said recess extending in the rear to front direction. 
     
     
       2. In a vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion, a seat back, and side support means fixed to each side of said seat back, the improvement comprising a leg receiving recess formed in the rear of each of said side support means, said recess extending in the rear to front direction and being adapted to provide space for the knees of a passenger seated in a seat behind said vehicle seat, and wherein each of said side support means is separate from said seat back. 
     
     
       3. A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1 or 2 wherein said seat back includes at least one groove extending thereacross and wherein a gap is formed between the side surface of the middle portion of said seat back and said support means, said at least one groove opening into said gap. 
     
     
       4. A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 3 wherein said at least one groove is a plurality of grooves. 
     
     
       5. A vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein at least the front edge of said side support means extends in the forward direction beyond the front edge of said seat back.